Andrade-Tafolla v. United States

The ACLU of Oregon and cooperating attorneys at Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton filed a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Isidro Andrade-Tafolla against Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE).

The ACLU of Oregon and cooperating attorneys at Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton filed a claim in 2019 under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Isidro Andrade-Tafolla against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

On May 8, 2023, the court entered a judgment against the United States obligating them to pay Andrade-Tafolla $20,000.

Andrade-Tafolla, a Washington County worker and U.S. citizen, was illegally detained by ICE agents outside the Washington County Courthouse on September 18, 2017. The claim sought damages for Andrade-Tafolla’s humiliation, emotional distress, and psychological harm as a result of ICE’s actions that day.

2019 Press Release

2019 Partner Letter

2020 Press Release

2020 Blog: ICE Must be Held Accountable for it's abusive and secretive tactics